The occurrence of Listeria monocytogenes in imported ready-to-eat foods in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 373-375

  Okada, Yumiko ^a   Monden, Shuko ^a   Igimi, Shizunobu ^a   Yamamoto, Shigeki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contamination; Imported foods; Listeria monocytogenes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CHEESE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CHEESE; COMMERCE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; JAPAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; SWINE;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84859308550     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.11-0262     Document Type: Note

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